Ticket printing register



May 15, 1934. c ARNOLD 1,959,296

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TICKET PRINTING REGISTER Application October 29, 1930, Serial No. 491,895

18 Claims. ,(Cl. 101-66) This invention relates to improvements in cash registers, and more particularly to the type shown and described in the co-pending application for Letters Patent, Serial No. 169,583, filed February 19, 1927.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a machine to print the name of a station, or other place of destination, upon a ticket as it is issued by the ticket agent and given to a passenger purchasing the same.

It has been found that confusion arises when a ticket, issued for a certain destination, carries only an arbitrary number assigned to the station at that destination, and not its full name. To avoid this, the present machine is provided to make it possible to print on the ticket the full name of any station to which the passenger intends to travel, as well as the full name of the station in which the ticket is issued.

With this and incidental objects in view, the invention includes certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims and a preferred form or embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a front View of the machine on which the present invention is illustrated.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the mechanism employed to shift the station printingtype, and also shows an interlock between this mechanism and the machine release mechanism. 7 I I Fig. 3 is a perspective view of parts of the machine release mechanism, not shown in Fig.2.

Fig. 4 shows a ticket issued by the machine.

General description When a passenger wishes to purchase a ticket, for instance, at Watertown, for Syracuse, the ticket agent, knowing the numerical number assigned to Syracuse, will move a manual lever to its position corresponding to the number in the tens denomination of the station number. This will rotate a reel bringing the proper one of ten cylinders carried by it to the printing line, and will also rotate a corresponding indicator dial. He will then depress a numeral key inthe ex-v treme left key bank corresponding to the numeral in the units denomination of the station number. Upon subsequent operation of the machine the difierential mechanism for the bank wherein the key was depressed will be positioned under control of the key, and will rotate the cylinders, bringing to printingposition the proper station name on the cylinder lying opposite the printing line, and will also rotate the corresponding indicator dial, completing the indication of the station number. V

I The machine then prints and issues the ticket in the manner described in the application above referred to.

Detailed description Referring to Fig. 2, a lever 30 is loose on a shaft 31 and has a segment 32 meshing with gear 33 of the two gears 33, 34, pinned together and loose on a stationary stud 35. The gear34 meshes with a gear 36, pinned to a shaft 37 and meshed with a gear 40 loose on a stationary stud 41. A gear 42 is loose on another stationary stud 43 and meshes with'the gear 40 and'a pinion 44, pinned to a shaft 45. An indicator disk 46 is pinned to shaft 45, and indicator disks 47 and 50 (Fig. 1) are loosely mounted thereon.

A gear 51 is pinned to the right-hand end of shaft 37 and meshes with a gear 52, loose on a stationary stud 53. A reel 54 is loose on a shaft 55 and has a gear 56 pinned to its right-hand side and meshed with the gear 52.

' When the lever 30 is moved, the indicator dial 46 is moved through the gearing 32,33, 34, 36,

40, 42, 44, and shaft 45, and likewise the drum 54 is rotated through the gearing 32, 33, 34, 36, shaft 37, and the gearing 51, 52 and 56, both the dial and reel being rotated to the position corresponding to that to which the lever is moved.

A gear 5'? is loose on the shaft 37 and meshes with a differential segment 60 and a gear 61, the latter being rigid on a shaft 62 and meshing with a pinion 63 loose on shaft 45 and pinned to the dial 47. A gear 64 is rigid on the shaft 62 and meshes with a wide gear 65, the latter being loose on a rod 66 and meshing with a gear 6'7 rigid on the shaft 55. A large gear 70 is also rigid on the shaft 55, and lies inside the left-hand plate of the reel 54.

Ten'cylinders ZL-each bearing type to print the name of any one of ten stations, lie between the two side plates of the reel 54, and are pivotally mounted on rods '72 extending between the side plates. A pinion 73 is secured to the left end of each cylinder and meshes with the large gear '70.

When a key in the bank 74 is depressed (see also Fig. 1), and the machine started, the segment 60 is moved to its position corresponding to the key'depressed, in the manner fully'set out in the above-mentioned application. This positions the dial 4'7 correspondingly, through the gearing 57, 61 and 63, and revolves the ten cylinders '71 correspondingly, through the gears and shafts 57, 61, 62, 64, 65, 67, 55, and 73. In this manner, the proper station name on the cylinder 71, lying opposite a hammer '75, is placedin position to print on a ticket '76 issued during that opera.- tion. A gear 77 is rigid on the shaft 55 and has an aliner '78, pivoted on the key frame, cooperating therewith.

When the machine is started by the depression of the motor bar 79 (Fig. 1), or: the repeat. key 80, a spring 112 (Fig. 2) is allowed to rotate a lever 111, pivoted on a shaft 1051(Fig; 3 held-by.

brackets 106, and fast to a depending arm 104 This withdraws the arm 104 from the path of'the shoulder 103 on the disk 102 fastionthe-shaft 1101,. and allows the engagement of a clutch to start. the machine. These parts all operate in a manner identical to that fully shown. and described inthe above mentioned application.

. A link 81' (Fig. 2-) is pivoted to the right end. of

the lever 11.1, and to a yoked bell-crank 82, pivoted v pointed ends of the slide 91 in. engagement with:

the notches of the: stationary bar 100;

When the lever 30 is moved, the slide 91 urges the lever into a correct position of rest, to insurethat reel 7.5v moves the selected cylinder in its proper position. with relation to the hammer 75. When the reel 5. 1 is thusmoved, one'of the notches 90 liesopposite-the' arm 87 ofthe detent 84'. Thus, when theimachine' is released 01: an operation, as mentioned above, the detent 84: will be allowed to move upward,.allowing:the spring 112 to'rotatev the lever 111 andarm. 104 counter-clockwise, and:

release the disk 102 for counter-clockwise rotation,.to engage the. clutch. and. thus start-the machine. If:, however,. the; lever is stopped out of one of. its proper positions,.n'one'of. the notches 90 will: lie opposite the arm 87-, and. upon release of the: machine, the arm will; strikethe edge of the reel 54 andzpreventthewithdrawal ofthe arm 104 from the: shoulder 1 03.

While. the form of. mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects: primarily stated, it is to' be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the-one form or embodimentherein disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming withinv the scope. of the claims which-follow.

- What is claimed: is-:' g

1. In a machine of the class described, a print ing device includingv a: reel. containing a plurality ofrevoluble cylinders, means including a. lever. anda train. of. gears whereby the reel may be revolvedtopliace a particular cylinder at the print ingepoint, a small gear connected toeach cylinder, a large gear whose movement is transmitted to the. small gears, and means, operating through the large and small gears, whereby thecylinders may berevolved to place a particular portion thereof at the printing point.

2. Ina machine ofthe classdescribed, a. print ing device including a manually-operated means to indicate the tens denomination of a number representing a particular word and to partially set up the word for printing, and a manually-set, machine-operated means to indicate the units denomination of the munber and to complete the setting upof. the word.

3 In a machine of the class described, a printing device including a manually-operated lever to rotate an indicator dial and partially set up data to be printed, machine-operated means to rot'ateanother dial and complete the setting up of'the data, the two indicators together showing a number assigned to the particular data set up,

and means to-print' the data during the operation in whichcompletion of the setting up takes place.

4. In a machine of the class described, a printing device including. a main part, an auxiliary part including a plurality of elements held by the main part and adapted to hold type, depressible keysto control the positioning of one of the parts, and machine-operated means tomove that part to the position corresponding to. the key depressed.

5. In a machine of the class described, a printing device including a reel holding a plurality ofcylinders, means whereby the reel may be rotated, depressible keys to control the positioning. of the cylinders about their own axes, and machine-operated means to rotate the cylinders to the position corresponding to the key depressed.

, 6. In a machine of the class described,.a print-- ing device including a. reel, means to revolve the reelto various printing positions, machine release mechanism, and a blocking device cooperating directly with the reelv and the machine release mechanism to prevent release of the machine when. the reel is not. resting in. one of its printing positions.

7. Ina machine of the class described, a printing device including a reel having cylinders mounted. therein, hand operated. means to. revolve the reel to place the proper cylinder at the printing point, a. series of notches cut in the reel, and a blocking device adapted to enter one of the notches upon release of the machine.

8. In a machine ofthe class described, a shaft,

means whereby the shaft may berotated, a printing device including a rotatable reel mounted coaxially with the shaft, means whereby the reel may be rotated, a plurality of cylinders on the reel, a gear secured. to the shaft, and a connection between the gear and each cylinder, so that rotation. of the shaft will'rotate the cylinders. r

v 9. In a. machine of, the class described, aprinting devicev including means to print more than nine different words, and a mechanism to indicate numbers assigned tov these words, the mechanism. including amember to indicate the units. denomination of. a number assigned to a particular word, and another member, operated independently of the first member, to indicate the tensdenomination.

10. In a machine of the class described, a

printing device including a main part, an auxinders, and a means capable of rotating the cylinders under control of the selecting means, by operation of the machine and during the successive operations thereof.

12. In a machine of the class described, a printing device including a main part, an auxiliary part including a plurality of elements held by the main part and adapted to hold type, machineoperated means to adjust the position of one of the parts, a machine release mechanism, and means to prevent operation of the release mechanism when the other part is properly adjusted.

13. In a machine of the class described, a printing device including a reel holding a plurality of cylinders, means whereby the reel may be rotated, machine-operated means to rotate the cylinders, a machine release mechanism, and means to prevent operation of the release mechanism when the reel is improperly adjusted.

14. In a machine of the class described, a printing device including a main part, an auxiliary part including a plurality of elements held by the main part, type on the elements, selecting mechanism for the type including means whereby one of the parts may be adjusted prior to a machine operation and means for adjusting the other part by a machine operation, and means to take an impression from the selected type after both parts are adjusted.

15. In a machine of the class described, a shaft, means whereby the shaft may be rotated, a printing device including a reel loosely mounted on the shaft, means whereby the reel may be rotated, a plurality of cylinders on the reel, a gear secured to the shaft, and other gears, meshing with the first gear and connected wtih each cylinder, so

that rotation of the shaft will rotate the cylinders.

16. In a machine of the class described, a shaft, means whereby the shaft may be rotated, a printing device including a rotatable reel, means whereby the reel may be rotated to a plurality of printing positions, a plurality of cylinders on the reel, a gear secured to the shaft, a connection between the gear and each cylinder, so that rotation of the shaft will rotate the cylinders, and means to rotate the shaft during a machine operation and when the reel is in any one of a plurality of its printing positions.

17. In a machine of the class described, a printing device including means to print more than nine different words, and a mechanism to indicate numbers assigned to these words, the mechanism including a member to indicate the units denomination of the number assigned to a particular word, another member to indicate the tens denomination of the number, and a means whereby an entirely dilferent printing may be efiected upon a change in the position of either indicator member.

18. In a machine of the class described, a printing device including a reel having cylinders mounted therein, hand operated means to rotate the reel to place any desired cylinder in printing position, selecting means adapted to be set to select any desired part of the selected cylinder for printing at any given operation, machine operated means to rotate the selected cylinder to place the selected part in printing position, and means to take an impression fromthe selected part after the reel and cylinder are rotated.

CHARLES H. ARNOLD. 

